The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal
#122 Sheel Mohnot: Living on $1 a day to learn his customers, Becoming one of the best seed FinTech investors, Meta...
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Mar 7 2023 48m
Chapter 1 14 sec
Where were you born and live now?Chapter 2 49 sec
What was your first job and now?Chapter 3 51 sec
High Flyer in Sheel’s lifeChapter 4 1 min
Indian family influencesChapter 5 49 sec
High school impressionsChapter 6 41 sec
Connecting with Indian / American identityChapter 7 52 sec
Grandfather’s inspirationChapter 8 1 min
Multi dimensional career interestsChapter 9 1 min
A year living in India on a $1 a dayChapter 10 51 sec
Internalising personal values and happinessChapter 11 1 min
Most painful learningChapter 12 21 sec
Meeting his wife thanks to a dating showChapter 13 55 sec
Taco Bell metaverse weddingChapter 14 2 mins
Hanging out with AirBnB’s Brian CheeskyChapter 15 54 sec
Business opportunity in podcastsChapter 16 48 sec
Finance, Consulting, HealthcareChapter 17 54 sec
Mental models for learningChapter 18 52 sec
Crowdfunding as part of a VC roundChapter 19 1 min
State of FinTech todayChapter 20 42 sec
Founding team vs product at seed stageChapter 21 54 sec
Transition from angel investor to running a fundChapter 22 1 min
Questions to ask in first meeting with founderChapter 23 50 sec
Downside of saying no to foundersChapter 24 2 mins
Hallmarks of a great enduring Venture firmChapter 25 1 min
Managing both sides: the LP’s and FoundersChapter 26 1 min
5 best hall of fame investorsChapter 27 40 sec
Best underrated investorsChapter 28 59 sec
most unexpected successful foundersChapter 29 1 min
Unpacking Flexport’s business modelChapter 30 1 min
Indian CEO’sChapter 31 2 mins
Building rapport cross culturesChapter 32 40 sec
FinTech in AfricaChapter 33 1 min
Opportunity in AustraliaChapter 34 59 sec
3 tips to become a VC todayChapter 35 1 min
Progression within a VCChapter 36 58 sec
Traits of a great investment memoChapter 37 1 min
Areas founders should be more aware ofChapter 38 35 sec
Growth vs burn ratesChapter 39 3 mins
Final sprint